World War, 1939-1945
Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
John B. Lomax Collection
This collection contains 54 photographs documenting the African-American soldiers of the 3067 Quartermaster Salvage Collecting Company in training in Wyoming during WWII, with almost all of the photographs annotated with humorous remarks and identifications of the images. There is also a photostatic copy of discharge papers.
John Speier Manchester Papers
This collection consists primarily of 197 handwritten letters John Manchester wrote to his family in Nashville, Tennessee during his military service. The collection also includes military orders, telegrams, other original artifacts, and one copy of the book School Boy to Helldiver.
Robert A. McGaw Papers
The Robert A. McGaw Papers are comprised of four series; Vanderbilt University, Designs, Writings and WWII. The papers follow closely McGaw’s career and are important to anyone interested in the history of the university. Of special note is the Design Series where McGaw assisted in re-designing the symbols of the university in the 1970s.
Richard Newton Owen, Jr. Papers
Contains an image of Richard Owen, a "Notice of Separation from US Naval Service" form, a "Personal History Record", a "Report of Performance Rating" from the US Department of the Interior, and a form Owen filled out for a job search service.
World War I and World War II Pamphlet and Newspaper Collection
The World War I and II Pamphlet Collection has been arranged chronologically. There are seven items published during the First World War with the bulk of the collection containing newspapers and magazines from World War II published in the United States by servicemen stationed at bases across the country.
Philipp Rezek Papers
This collection contains personal letter written by friends and family of Philipp Rezek, who were Jewish refugees. The collection covers Austria’s takeover by the Germans in 1938, the family’s departure, internment camps, arrival to the United States, and medical school. A few of the letters are written from right to left to pass German censors.
The majority of this collection is in German.
Polly Ann Billington Roulhac Collection
The book is compiled of three years of letters and v-mail ‘home’, to various members in her family, while serving in the American Red Cross in Europe and Africa during World War II.
Dinah Shore Collection
James G. Stahlman Papers
Norman Stuart Collection
This .21 linear feet collection contains 35 pieces of correspondence, nine photographs, and one theatrical program. Subjects in the correspondence cover the theatre, television, World War II, V-E Day, general notes, telegrams, and thank you notes. Please note that some correspondence has been glued on sheets with other correspondence.
Albert S. Thompson, Collection
This collection contains research reports that were funded by the National Research Council, during World War II.
Joe Thompson, Jr., Papers
John Thompson Papers
This .21 linear feet collection contains 63 letters, two postcards, and one V-Mail Christmas Card from John Thompson to several family members while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. The letters are arranged in file folders chronologically by year, then month.
Kemp Tolley and James Stahlman Collection
This collection contains copies of correspondence between Kemp Tolley and James Stahlman. It also contains an essay, and 2 copies of newsletters edited by Kemp Tolley. The letters discuss a wide range of topics: World War II, Cuba, China, Russia, Roberts Commission, Kennedy Assassination, and the Warren Commission.
"Vandy Goes to War: World War II Remembered" Oral History Collection
This project records the histories and reminiscences of men and women who attended or had connections with Vanderbilt and Peabody during the war years and documents their experiences in the service and on the campus during that time and afterward when some came back to school and attended on the G.I. Bill.
War Relocation Authority - Central Utah Project - Topaz, Utah Collection
George K. Withers Collection
This collection contains 10 original posters created during WWII by George Withers, a war artist for the U.S. Army in Europe. These watercolors and ink drawings were spontaneous, and documented soldiers and the people they interacted with.